Facility Manager Mock Interview
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Question 14 of 35
What personal traits do you look for in people you are hiring?
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Ronda Barnes is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in career development and strategic staffing. She has a master’s degree in Human Resource Development and a graduate certificate in Online Learning and Teaching.
"When hiring new employees, I look for people that are trustworthy, dependable, driven, and committed to getting the job done. These are the kind of people that perform the best."
Ronda Barnes is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in career development and strategic staffing. She has a master’s degree in Human Resource Development and a graduate certificate in Online Learning and Teaching.
Everyone has a 'type,' even in the workplace. Talk to the interviewer about the characteristics and personality types of the people that you tend to hire and why you lean that way.
Ronda Barnes is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in career development and strategic staffing. She has a master’s degree in Human Resource Development and a graduate certificate in Online Learning and Teaching.
"When I am hiring, I look for individuals with grit and drive. People who have a record of fighting through tough times rather than giving up tend to be the best employees. They are loyal and willing to go the extra mile without being asked."
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I have limited experience hiring people. I've directly hired 2 people and they are still in those roles even though I left. I clearly defined the roles I was looking for and asked direct questions. They were hired on a temp basis for 2 weeks after performing well we offered them full-time positions.
Stephanie's Feedback
Since the interview is really an opportunity to "pitch" yourself, your professional experiences, and the value that you'll add to this company, I suggest eliminating the fact that you've only hired two people. There is no need to be humble! The reality is that you do have hiring experience, whether that involved two people or two hundred. So, what qualities do you look for? Clearly, you picked good people since they performed well and were hired on as full-time workers!
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When I hire, I look for how well they communicate and interact with other associates. Do they care about working with others and how they interact with customers.
Marcie's Feedback
Nice! It's always a good idea to look for candidates who are strong communicators, compassionate, and customer-oriented. What else? Do you seek problem solvers, team players, reliability, enthusiasm, passion, integrity, or ambition? There are lots of other traits you can mention here; don't limit yourself. Also, consider giving an example of a time when you hired someone who possessed some of these traits and discuss how it turned out. Good job!
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